Lung cancer: who works on it

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• All targets
• EGFR 301
• PD-L1 162
• PD-1 156
• KRAS 98
• ALK 72
• TP53 10
• HER2 63
• MET 43
• PI3K 1
• STAT3 0
• AKT 2
• ROS1 27
• VEGF 23
• mTOR 0
• BRAF 9
• RET 9
• NRF2 1
• MAPK 1
• ERK 0
• STING 0
• STK11 7
• YAP 1
• DLL3 27
• CTLA-4 15
• TROP2 14
• CTNNB1 0
• RAS 15
• JAK 1
• HIF-1 1
• AMPK 0
• PARP 2
• KEAP1 5
• JNK 0
• MYC 1
• B7-H3 14
• GPX4 0
• HER3 11
• PTEN 4
• MEK 1
• TIGIT 6
• FGFR 3
• IL-6 1
• PPAR 0
• EZH2 2
• HDAC 0
• PRMT5 7
• FAK 0
• COX-2 0
• HMGB1 0
• NTRK 5
• AXL 3
• BCL-2 0
• CDK4/6 4
• CXCR4 1
• CD47 1
• METTL3 0
• NLRP3 0
• SHP2 0
• HSP90 0
• MDM2 1

24 of 46+ institutions, ordered by recent publications and open trials. This is not a ranking of quality.

Funded research projects that name this disease in their title, terms or summary and have not ended yet: who is funded, where, how much and until when. Organisations only; the funder's page has the details.

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · IK6

  ISRM Research Career Scientist Award Application

  Veterans Health Administration· Pittsburgh, United States· until Sept 2031

• NIH NIEHS · F31

  PhosFate: Investigating Chemical Hazards, Community Exposures, and Health Risks from Phosphate Fertilizer Manufacturing

  University of South Florida· Tampa, United States· US$41,102 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Sept 2028

• NIH NIDCR · F32

  Transposon derived neo-antigens in NSD1 mutant Head and Neck Cancers

  Columbia University Health Sciences· New York, United States· US$77,580 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Sept 2028

• NIH NCI · R01

  Role of Allostatic Load in Immunotherapy Outcomes

  Ut Southwestern Medical Center· Dallas, United States· US$389,844 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Aug 2031

• NIH NCI · R21

  Tackling tumor recurrence in pediatric brain tumors: identification of epigenetic memory and tumor microenvironment conducive to tumor recurrence in an inducible and reversible H3K27M murine model.

  University of Michigan at Ann Arbor· Ann Arbor, United States· US$401,115 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Aug 2028

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  Designing Programmable MOF-nanocomposites for Synergistic, Redox-Driven Antitumor Therapies (Photo-bioMOF)

  Fundacion IMDEA Energia· Mostoles Madrid, Spain· EU contribution €262,393· until Feb 2030· 2 countries

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-ERC

  Identifying and disrupting neuroimmune circuits in cancer (NeuroCAN)

  Universitat Basel· Basel, Switzerland· EU contribution €1,874,590· until Jun 2032

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  Predicting immunotherapy response in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients using an extracellular vesicle-derived miRNA signature and a non-invasive CRISPR-based detection assay. (IT-PREDICT)

  Centre Georges-Francois Leclerc Association· Dijon, France· EU contribution €242,261· until Mar 2029

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  A Dual Amplification Photoelectrochemical Platform for KRAS Mutation Detection (PEAKRAS)

  Universiteit Antwerpen· Antwerpen, Belgium· EU contribution €216,240· until Jan 2029

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-GF

  KRAS Targeting in Oncogenic Systems: reconstructing the KRAS signalling network to identify optimal drug combinations (KRATOS)

  University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin· Dublin, Ireland· EU contribution €426,534· until Jan 2030· 2 countries

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

10 of 1,432 running projects, newest first. Listed amounts together: US$828.1m + €224.7m.

Sources: NIH RePORTER (U.S. National Institutes of Health, public domain) and CORDIS (European Commission, CC BY 4.0). Changes: filtered by disease, organisations matched to ROR.

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended trials with the reason the sponsor gave in the registry, quoted word for word.

• Terminated

  Study of JDQ443 in Comparison With Docetaxel in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic KRAS G12C Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

  NCT05132075· Novartis Pharmaceuticals· Updated 6 Nov 2026

  “Business reasons and not based on any safety concerns.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A Study to Find a Suitable Dose of ASP4396 in Adults With Solid Tumors

  NCT06364696· Astellas Pharma Inc· Updated 23 Oct 2026

  “Company's strategic decision”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Platform Study of JDQ443 in Combinations in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring the KRAS G12C Mutation

  NCT05358249· Novartis Pharmaceuticals· Updated 21 Oct 2026

  “Business reasons and not based on any safety concerns.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A Study of INCB099280 in Combination With Adagrasib in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring a KRASG12C Mutation

  NCT06039384· Incyte Corporation· Updated 8 Sept 2026

  “This was a strategic business decision. There were no safety concerns contributing to this decision.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A Study Comparing Sotorasib With Durvalumab in People With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

  NCT06333678· Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center· Updated 2 Sept 2026

  “Study closed by Amgen due to lack of enrollment”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  Olomorasib + Pembrolizumab KRAS G12C Mutant, PD-L1 TPS 1-49% Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC

  NCT07639242· UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center· Updated 28 Aug 2026

  “Administrative”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A First-in-human Study of BGB-53038, a Pan-KRAS Inhibitor, Alone or in Combinations in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors With KRAS Mutations or Amplification

  NCT06585488· BeOne Medicines· Updated 8 Jul 2026

  “The Sponsor has made the decision to terminate this study due to the lack of promising efficacy, internal prioritization, and highly competitive landscape.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine PF-07985045 When Given Alone or With Other Anti-cancer Therapies in People With Advanced Solid Tumors That Have a Change in a Gene.

  NCT06704724· Pfizer· Updated 22 May 2026

  “The trial was terminated for strategic business reasons; the decision was not based on any safety and/or efficacy concerns.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Phase Ib Trial of the KRAS G12C Inhibitor Adagrasib (MRTX849) in Combination With the PARP Inhibitor Olaparib in Patients With KRAS G12C Mutated Advanced Solid Tumors, With a Focus on Gynecological, Breast, Pancreatic and KEAP1 Mutated Non-small Cell Lung Cancers

  NCT06130254· M.D. Anderson Cancer Center· Updated 9 Apr 2026

  “Sponsor discontinued the trial”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A Phase 1 Study of MRTX0902 in Solid Tumors With Mutations in the KRAS MAPK Pathway

  NCT05578092· Mirati Therapeutics Inc.· Updated 19 Feb 2026

  “business objectives have changed”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

Trials whose registry record says individual participant data (IPD) will be shared.

• A Study of Calderasib (MK-1084) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With KRAS G12C Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) ≥50% (MK-1084-004/KANDLELIT-004)

  NCT06345729· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• MK-3475A±Calderasib (MK-1084) in Completely Resected Stage IIA-IIIB (N2) KRAS G12Cm NSCLC (MK-1084-013)

  NCT07431827· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• A Clinical Trial of Calderasib (MK-1084) and Durvalumab in People With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-1084-015/KANDLELIT-015)

  NCT07554339· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• A Clinical Study of Calderasib (MK-1084) and Other Treatments for Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-1084-007/KANDLELIT-007)

  NCT07190248· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01J: A Study of Pembrolizumab Plus MK-1084 in Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (KRAS) G12C Mutations (MK-3475-01J/KEYMAKER-U01J)

  NCT07252739· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• Assess Efficacy & Safety of Selumetinib in Combination With Docetaxel in Patients Receiving 2nd Line Treatment for v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (KRAS) Positive NSCLC

  NCT01933932· AstraZeneca· Source

• A Study to Compare Setidegrasib (ASP3082) With Docetaxel, in People With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With a KRAS G12D Mutation

  NCT07566052· Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.· Source

• A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Divarasib Compared With Investigator's Choice of Immunotherapy or Observation in Participants With Resected Stage II-III KRAS G12C-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

  NCT07541170· Hoffmann-La Roche· Source

• Study of JDQ443 in Comparison With Docetaxel in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic KRAS G12C Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

  NCT05132075· Novartis Pharmaceuticals· Source

• A Study Evaluating Sotorasib Platinum Doublet Combination Versus Pembrolizumab Platinum Doublet Combination as a Front-Line Therapy in Participants With Stage IV or Advanced Stage IIIB/C Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (CodeBreaK 202)

  NCT05920356· Amgen· Source

Find publications on this disease by a MeSH method term, for example a sequencing or imaging method.

• Single-Cell Analysis 145
• Organoids 47
• Mendelian Randomization Analysis 66
• CRISPR-Cas Systems 43
• Gene Expression Profiling 314
• Sequence Analysis, RNA 43
• Whole Genome Sequencing 13
• Exome Sequencing 18
• Proteomics 133
• Metabolomics 67
• Mass Spectrometry 25
• Flow Cytometry 73
• Immunohistochemistry 191
• Liquid Biopsy 76
• Circulating Tumor DNA 83
• Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays 617
• Positron-Emission Tomography 70
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging 116
• Machine Learning 290
• Deep Learning 211
• Cohort Studies 289
• Genome-Wide Association Study 75

• Integrated Whole-Genome and RNA Sequencing Analysis of FFPE Lung Cancer Samples: Feasibility and Pathological Validation.

  Pathol Int, Nov 2026

• Network-informed deconvolution of bulk immune gene co-expression reveals single-cell programs and spatial organization.

  Front Immunol, Sept 2026

• 5' Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (5' RACE)-Based Targeted RNA Sequencing Assay for the Analysis of Clinically Relevant Alterations in Lung Cancer Patients.

  Int J Mol Sci, Aug 2026

• Regulatory effects of smoking cessation on the cellular microenvironment and differentially expressed genes in precancerous lesions of pulmonary nodules in mice based on single-cell RNA sequencing and immune repertoire-sequencing.

  PLoS One, Aug 2026

• DeMixNB: deconvolution of sparse-count RNA sequencing data for tumor cells using embedded negative binomial distributions.

  Genome Biol, Aug 2026

• A Rho GTPase-related gene signature predicts prognosis and reveals an immunosuppressive microenvironment in lung adenocarcinoma: an integrated analysis of bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing data.

  Sci Rep, Jul 2026

• PLNFGL: joint estimation of multi-condition gene networks from single-cell RNA-seq data.

  Bioinformatics, Jul 2026

• Unveiling tumor heterogeneity by single cell RNA-sequencing: From basic considerations to clinical applications.

  Semin Cancer Biol, Jun 2026

• ScQCenrich enables multi-metric quality control for single-cell RNA sequencing.

  Commun Biol, Jun 2026

• Single cell RNA-sequencing meta-analysis identifies the molecular signature of smoking cessation on the human lung.

  Transl Res, Jun 2026

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